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Palms at Marriott's Desert Springs Resort

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4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
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3.5
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3.7
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4.3
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4.1
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6761 yards
Slope 131
Rating 72.3

Desert Springs Resort has a longstanding reputation as a luxury resort that offers something for everyone. There are two championship golf courses that sprawl across beautifully landscaped grounds covered with lush vegetation and sparkling lagoons, providing a scenic oasis amidst the desert surroundings. From nearly every hole at the resort, golfers can enjoy panoramic views of the Coachella Valley and Santa Rosa Mountains. Water is the most prominent feature of both golf courses. Between the two of them, over 35 acres of water features come into play. The Palms Course is the slightly more challenging layout of the two, but both are accessible to players of all skill levels. The layout features well guarded greens, thick rough and towering palm trees bordering the holes. It has a memorable finishing stretch that starts with an island par-3 on the 17th and finishes with a tricky dogleg par 4 with water all along the left side.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 6761 yards 72.3 131
Blue 72 6381 yards 70.5 127
White 72 6143 yards 69.4 124
Red (W) 72 5492 yards 72.5 130
Track Rounds
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Scorecard for Palm
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 72.7/132 W: 79.1/144 528 392 162 330 429 366 575 186 415 3383 542 375 217 529 350 373 409 160 423 3378 6761
Black/Blue M: 71.6/129 W: 77.7/141 509 368 148 322 429 366 536 186 415 3279 513 357 184 529 340 356 409 152 391 3231 6510
Blue M: 70.9/127 W: 77.0/139 509 368 148 322 407 347 536 167 376 3180 513 357 184 511 340 356 397 152 391 3201 6381
Blue/White M: 70.3/125 W: 76.2/137 496 351 148 322 395 347 525 167 357 3108 495 344 184 501 340 356 385 152 373 3130 6238
White M: 69.9/124 W: 75.8/136 496 351 138 312 395 333 525 155 357 3062 495 344 171 501 334 339 385 139 373 3081 6143
Red M: 66.8/117 W: 72.2/128 447 312 127 280 358 320 472 136 319 2771 457 320 148 439 294 308 308 115 332 2721 5492
Handicap 13 7 15 17 1 9 3 5 11 8 16 6 10 18 12 4 14 2
Par 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 36 5 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 36 72
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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted Robinson, Sr. (1986) Ted Robinson, Jr.

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

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u335951751
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

High quality Palm Desert track

The Palms course at Desert Springs proved to be an excellent challenge for this 18-handicapper. Lots of water to navigate on most fairways. Very picturesque track with beautiful views of The San Jacinto mountains.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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DeanEastman1
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u314163738091
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u1648387862
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0

The greens were pathetic. Slow & bumpy. The bunkers were terrible. The bunkers were inconsistent snd virtually unplayable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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u945994059
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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Beautiful golf outing

Very nice fore giving resort course. Play it once or twice a year. With this year’s cooler weather mid-day tee time worked perfectly. Mid 70s and quiet 4 hour round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Kevin1777816
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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edmurphy1
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Reviews 44
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

golf at Marriott resort

lovely contured fairways. lots of water hazards. really fun layout. not much rough. excellent for seniors.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314162478071
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Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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u234192175
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Reviews 3
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Great Layout. Fun Course

Tee to greens, course in great shape. Greens a lil bumpy. Traps were firm. Definitely will be back

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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brianeide0729
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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DallaceSutton
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u000005578728
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Beautiful as always

Greens were a little dry and not perfectly smooth. For the money this course needs to be perfect. Otherwise the course was beautiful.

Multiple people in front of us on the same hole that were playing a bit slow.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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edmurphy1
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Reviews 44
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

palm desert

was a perfect day. course conditions were great. lots of water on last few holes. would play again for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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u314163360785
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great - very resort heavy

Great conditions, there are two courses - Palm and Valley. Not sure the difference we played Palm. Pace was ok - we had time to take our time but had to wait 5 mins every other hole. Huge resort, lots of visitors. Great views, a lot of the holes we played were along the main road which is interesting for the price you pay.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u314162478071
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Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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clayjok
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Reviews 58
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Decent Course but Not Amazing

Tee boxes, fairways, and rough were very well maintained. Course was green and in pretty good condition. Pro shop staff and bev cart ladies were all very, very nice. However, the greens weren't great. My group of 8 guys played SilverRock, Desert Willow (Firecliff), and Desert Springs (Palms) last weekend. Of the three courses, we ranked Desert Springs a distant #3. Greens were a little scruffy and didn't roll very well at least compared to SilverRock and Desert Willow. Bunkers weren't great either. While it's not the fault of the resort, it didn't appear resort guests knew how to rake bunkers. My group was in plenty of bunkers and almost every bunker had shoe marks, divots, holes, etc and was not raked. Desert Springs also had the highest green fees of the courses we played. We had a good time, but we will probably skip this course during our next trips to Palm Springs.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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akuperman
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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nealoutonthelinks
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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7wBy5fWQd1elC6IZek5e
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Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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aldo56
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

This a great golf course! The layout is great and the the scenery is beautiful. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. Which is why I keep coming back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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